Handball World Cup 2021: favourites & betting odds
Does Germany have a realistic chance of winning the World Cup?
At the Handball World Cup 2021, the best men’s national teams will fight for the world championship for the 27th time.
Also at the start is the German selection, which would like to win for the third time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
But apart from the DHB selection, the online betting shops see other nations as favourites. They include Denmark and Spain, for example.
Betting odds: who will win the handball world championship 2021?
🤾 Betting Prediction: Denmark
Odds: 3.50
🤾 Betting Prediction: Spain
Odds: 4.75
🤾 Betting Prediction: France
Odds: 4.75
🤾 Betting Prediction: Norway
Odds: 5.50
🤾 Betting Prediction: Croatia
Odds: 8.50
🤾 Betting Prediction: Germany
Odds: 12.0
🤾 Betting Prediction: Slovenia
Odds: 21.0
🤾 Betting Prediction: Egypt
Odds: 21.0
Who are the Handball World Cup 2021 favourites?
As the betting odds for the Handball World Cup 2021 show above, Germany is not necessarily one of the top favourites to triumph in Egypt.
Instead, the betting providers seem to trust the other established handball nations to conquer the World Cup crown in North Africa.
Denmark is handball World Cup favourite
The reigning world champion is always one of the big favourites for the next edition. At least that’s what Denmark shows, which won the title in 2019 with a final victory over Norway.
Almost two years have passed since the first world championship title in Danish history.
In those, the world champion disappointed quite badly. In the preliminary round group E of the European Championships, the Danes said goodbye to Hungary and Iceland early on. The main reason for this was the weak defence, which allowed way too many hits.
The latter is especially true due to the performances of Hungary and Iceland in the main round. Here both of them only got one victory and ended up at the bottom of the table.
In the preliminary round of the Handball World Cup 2021, Denmark is now hoping for improvement. The chances are good since the opponents with Argentina, Bahrain and DR Congo are truly no international heavyweights. Once in the tournament, the Danes should play for the medals again.
European champions Spain attack in Egypt
Spain won the last two European championships. The Iberians showed strong defensive performances, which once again underlined the cliché of title-winning defence. But the Spaniards did not always convince at world championships.
In 2013, the team won the title in their own country before places 4, 5 and 7 followed – so the trend is falling. In Group B, Spain was drawn among others as opponents of Poland in the preliminary round in 2021.
Even if the Poles are no longer among the top favourites for important titles, they are unquestionably able to achieve top performances on individual days. Spain has to be careful not to be hit by an unpleasant surprise early on.
In addition to Spain and Poland, the group is completed by Tunisia and Brazil. Neither are title contenders for the tournament.
Will Spain become world champions?
Betting Prediction: Spain
Odds: 4.75
France and Croatia always among the World Cup title candidates
Traditionally, France and Croatia are at the forefront of the World Cup betting odds.
The French were world champions in 2015 and 2017 before reaching 3rd place over Germany in 2019. Nevertheless, there is a slight downward trend to be observed, which continued at EM 2020. Like Denmark, France was eliminated in the preliminary round.
It will be all the more important for the Équipe Tricolore to make the failure in Egypt forget. In the preliminary round, France will face strong competition from Norway alongside the USA and Austria.
This gives Bleu-Blanc-Rouge the certainty of where you currently stand at an early stage.
So far, the Croatians have been world champions once: 2003. And even if the great times at the beginning of this millennium have faded a bit, the team has always remained competitive.
The Croatians always perform with a lot of passion, which is particularly important in an intensive sport like handball.
In the preliminary round, there will be games against Qatar, Japan and Angola. Here the men from the Balkans should be able to assert themselves easily. The real tasks only come afterwards.
Norway second strong team from Scandinavia at the Handball World Cup 2021
In addition to Denmark, Norway is once again the favourite for the world title. As already mentioned, the group with France 2021 is not that easy. But the Scandinavians don’t have to hide behind any opponents.
The team won the silver medal in both the 2019 and 2017 World Cups.
The still-young team will undoubtedly be one of the candidates who can present themselves well in Egypt in 2021. The betting odds are only slightly higher than for Denmark, Spain and France.
Where will the German team end up at the Handball World Cup 2021?
Meanwhile, the German national team is particularly interesting for fans in this country.
Can she make it into the last 3 for the first time since the winter tale at the 2007 home World Cup?
Such success seems very ambitious at the moment. The European elite is currently somewhat ahead of German handball, which is also reflected in the tournament’s odds. This is not least the result of the coronavirus, which resulted in seven cancellations for national coach Alfred Gislason.
After all, captain Uwe Gensheimer is one of the party and leads a comparatively inexperienced international team. But the entire inner block is missing at the back, as Hendrik Pekeler, Patrick Wienczek, Finn Lemke and Steffen Weinhold all decided not to participate in the tournament for personal reasons.
However, all opponents also have to grapple with the consequences of the pandemic. The difficult situation ensures that the potential for a surprise at the 2021 World Cup is greater than rarely.
And the Germans are also not rated too badly with regard to their quotas just over 10.0.
Will Germany become world champions?
Betting Prediction: Germany
Odds: 12.0
Handball World Cup 2021 schedule, mode & locations
For the first time, 32 teams will take part in a handball world championship. At the same time, this entails changes to the usual format.
Three teams from all eight preliminary round groups move into the main round.
The risk of early embarrassment for the big nations is thus almost excluded. This is of course brilliant for the organizers, as interest is kept high in the most important markets.
Venues of the Handball World Cup 2021:
Cairo (16,200 seats)
New Capital (7,000 seats)
Alexandria (5,000 seats)
Giza (4,500 seats)
In the main round, there will then be four groups of six teams each. From these, the two best teams each move into the quarter-finals of the Handball World Cup.
As usual, the points against the teams that also move into the main round from the preliminary round are taken.
Since three teams per group reach the main round, all nations face three more games before the knockout system is about the world title.
The schedule of the Handball World Cup 2021 at a glance
Preliminary round 13-19 January 2021
Main round 20.-25. January 2021
Quarter-finals January 27, 2021
Semi-finals January 29, 2021
Play for 3rd place January 31, 2021
Handball World Cup final January 31, 2021
Handball World Cup 2021 groups & important preliminary round matches
The groups of the Handball World Cup in 2021 are as follows:
Group A: Germany, Cape Verde, Hungary, Uruguay
Group B: Brazil, Poland, Spain, Tunisia
Group C: Angola, Japan, Qatar, Croatia
Group D: Argentina, Bahrain, Denmark, DR Congo
Group E: France, Norway, Austria, USA
Group F: Algeria, Iceland, Morocco, Portugal
Group G: Egypt, Sweden, Czech Republic, Chile
Group H: Belarus, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea
Thanks to the expansion to 32 participants, there are only a few real highlights on the program in the handball world championship groups.
But especially from a German or Austrian perspective, there are of course some exciting games that you should definitely watch.
Here are the most important group matches of the 2021 World Cup including throw-off times:
January 13, 2021, Egypt – Chile G
January 14, 2021, Austria – USA E
January 14, 2021, Norway – France E.
January 15, 2021, Germany – Uruguay A
January 16, 2021, Russia – Slovenia H
January 16, 2021, Austria – France E.
January 17, 2021, Cape Verde – Germany A
January 17, 2021, Poland – Spain B.
January 18, 2021, Norway – Austria E
January 19, 2021, Germany – Hungary A
January 19, 2021, Croatia – Qatar C
The best bets for the Handball World Cup 2021
In addition to bets on the overall winner of the Handball World Cup 2021, you can look forward to many betting options in the individual games.
These include, for example, the popular over/under options on the number of goals scored. Will it be a handball World Cup with few or many goals?
They often lack of detailed preparation, including player cancellations, could, in our opinion, suggest that the defence is in the background in January 2021.
Handicaps should also promise exciting bets when favourites like Germany play against debutants like Cape Verde. After all, everyone here already knows in advance that the DHB selection will be victorious. The odds will be correspondingly low.
Special bets such as the winning margin or the number of goals in the first half-round off the betting program for the top bookies.
The tournament will once again be paved with great value tips – perhaps even more than before thanks to Corona.
